Portfolio: Tech firms introduce education platform

SunGard of Tredyffrin announced a new alliance that combines the benefits of SunGard K-12 Educationís eSchoolPLUS, a student information system, with Mizuni Aspire Perform, a solution for analyzing student performance.

AWARD: The Department of Environmental Protection awarded $418,049 in grants to help 56 small businesses across Pennsylvania, including one in Chester County, invest in energy-efficiency or pollution-prevention projects.

Nova Cleaners, located along the Main Line, will receive $8,630.

Pennsylvaniaís Small Business Advantage Grant program, funded through the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, helps businesses with 100 or fewer employees. It provides 50 percent matching reimbursement grants of up to $9,500 to implement projects that will save 25 percent annually in pollution prevention or energy-related costs.

Since 2004, the program has invested $6.6 million in 1,642 small businesses statewide.

The 56 new grants will create $1.5 million of private-sector investment in small businesses.

For more information contact DEPís Small Business Ombudsmanís Office at 717-772-8909 or at epadvantagegrant@pa.gov.